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temporary

[tem-puh-rer-ee] / ˈtɛm pəˌrɛr i /


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There is a temporary reimbursement of 0.04% of expenses until at least March 1, 2027.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

On X, Pentagon spokespman Sean Parnell described the shifting figures as "temporary data disruptions".

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Its benefits were temporary, repeated use can be toxic, and the study was conducted in mice.

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

The judge responded by placing a temporary administrator in charge of the estate.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

Railroad workers had laid a temporary track between the main line and the street so that the wagon could pull up next to the president's rail car.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

Ford raised its offer to $21 per hour with profit sharing and said it would make temporaries full-time workers after 90 days of continuous service.

From Seattle Times Oct. 5, 2023

Presumably, some of the best candidates are employed--and aren't looking.We call that the Accolo Theory of Relativity: We're all temporaries; it's just a matter of degrees.

From Inc Mar. 25, 2013

Most temporaries and junior professors, however, are subservient to administrators and senior faculty in their own departments and feel wary of espousing anything too controversial.

From Time Magazine Archive

But employers figure they come out about even with the temporaries, since permanent employees are expensive to recruit and command fringe benefits that add a third or more to basic wage rates.

From Time Magazine Archive

At twelve months the two central temporary incisors give place to the permanents; these last are more square in form than the temporaries, and are thus easily distinguished.

From The Pig Breeding, Rearing, and Marketing by Spencer, Sanders




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